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Lawmakers review $122.9M in public works recommendations; active projects total $1.9B
Summary
Committee reviewed Permanent Building Fund recommendations and Division of Public Works updates, including requests for specific capital projects and restored appropriations for deferred maintenance and prison construction.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee reviewed the Permanent Building Fund, project status and Division of Public Works requests for fiscal 2026.
Legislative analyst Frances Lippett told the committee the total value of active public works projects is $1.9 billion and that 42 percent of funding for capital projects has been committed. She said the division typically expends 50 million to 70 million of its appropriation in a project's first year and explained the fund's statutory revenue sources, which include a $10 fee on income tax filings, portions of beer and cigarette taxes, lottery allocations and interest earnings.
The fiscal 2026 recommendation cited in the presentation totals $122,861,900 and includes six capital projects plus restoration of a…
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